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Self-assembled monolayers of O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O′-methyl-hexa(ethylene glycol) (EG7-SAM) on gold electrodes. Effects of the nature of solution/electrolyte on formation and electron transfer blocking characteristics. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Elimelech O, Aviv O, Oded M, Peng X, Harries D, Banin U. Entropy of Branching Out: Linear versus Branched Alkylthiols Ligands on CdSe Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2022; 16:4308-4321. [PMID: 35157440 PMCID: PMC8945696 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Surface ligands of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) play key roles in determining their colloidal stability and physicochemical properties and are thus enablers also for the NCs flexible manipulation toward numerous applications. Attention is usually paid to the ligand binding group, while the impact of the ligand chain backbone structure is less discussed. Using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), we studied the effect of structural changes in the ligand chain on the thermodynamics of the exchange reaction for oleate coated CdSe NCs, comparing linear and branched alkylthiols. The investigated alkylthiol ligands differed in their backbone length, branching position, and branching group length. Compared to linear ligands, lower exothermicity and entropy loss were observed for an exchange with branched ligands, due to steric hindrance in ligand packing, thereby justifying their previous classification as "entropic ligands". Mean-field calculations for ligand binding demonstrate the contribution to the overall entropy originating from ligand conformational entropy, which is diminished upon binding mainly by packing of NC-bound ligands. Model calculations and the experimental ITC data both point to an interplay between the branching position and the backbone length in determining the entropic nature of the branched ligand. Our findings suggest that the most entropic ligand should be a short, branched ligand with short branching group located toward the middle of the ligand chain. The insights provided by this work also contribute to a future smarter NC surface design, which is an essential tool for their implementation in diverse applications.
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- Orian Elimelech
- The
Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The
Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The
Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department
of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- The
Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
- The
Fritz Haber Center, The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The
Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Pellizzoni E, Şologan M, Daka M, Pengo P, Marson D, Posel Z, Franchi S, Bignardi L, Franchi P, Lucarini M, Posocco P, Pasquato L. Thiolate end-group regulates ligand arrangement, hydration and affinity for small compounds in monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1373-1381. [PMID: 34583042 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ability to control the properties of monolayer protected gold nanoparticles (MPNPs) discloses unrevealed features stemming from collective properties of the ligands forming the monolayer and presents opportunities to design new materials. To date, the influence of ligand end-group size and capacity to form hydrogen bonds on structure and hydration of small MPNPs (<5 nm) has been poorly studied. Here, we show that both features determine ligands order, solvent accessibility, capacity to host hydrophobic compounds and interfacial properties of MPNPs. The polarity perceived by a radical probe and its binding constant with the monolayer investigated by electron spin resonance is rationalized by molecular dynamics simulations, which suggest that larger space-filling groups - trimethylammonium, zwitterionic and short polyethylene glycol - favor a radial organization of the thiolates, whereas smaller groups - as sulfonate - promote the formation of bundles. Zwitterionic ligands create a surface network of hydrogen bonds, which affects nanoparticle hydrophobicity and maximize the partition equilibrium constant of the probe. This study discloses the role of the chemistry of the end-group on monolayer features with effects that span from molecular- to nano-scale and opens the door to a shift in the conception of new MPNPs exploiting the end-group as a novel design motif.
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- Elena Pellizzoni
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy); Department of Informatics, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, 400 96 Ústínad Labem, (Czech Republic)
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34149 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy)
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, (Italy)
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, (Italy).
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy).
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, (Italy).
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Cheng HW, Yan S, Shang G, Wang S, Zhong CJ. Strain sensors fabricated by surface assembly of nanoparticles. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 186:113268. [PMID: 33971524 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Harnessing interparticle spatial properties of surface assembly of nanoparticles (SAN) on flexible substrates is a rapidly emerging front of research in the design and fabrication of highly-sensitive strain sensors. It has recently shown promising potentials for applications in wearable sensors and skin electronics. SANs feature 3D structural tunability of the interparticle spatial properties at both molecular and nanoscale levels, which is transformative for the design of intriguing strain sensors. This review will present a comprehensive overview of the recent research development in exploring SAN-structured strain sensors for wearable applications. It starts from the basic principle governing the strain sensing characteristics of SANs on flexible substrates in terms of thermally-activated interparticle electron tunneling and conductive percolation. This discussion is followed by descriptions of the fabrication of the sensors and the proof-of-concept demonstrations of the strain sensing characteristics. The nanoparticles in the SANs are controllable in terms of size, shape, and composition, whereas the interparticle molecules enable the tunability of the electrical properties in terms of interparticle spatial properties. The design of SAN-derived strain sensors is further highlighted by describing several recent examples in the explorations of their applications in wearable biosensor and bioelectronics. Fundamental understanding of the role of interparticle spatial properties within SANs at both molecular and device levels is the focal point. The future direction of the SAN-derived wearable sensors will also be discussed, shining lights on a potential paradigm shift in materials design in exploring the emerging opportunities in wearable sensors and skin electronics.
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- Han-Wen Cheng
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China; Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA.
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Elimelech O, Aviv O, Oded M, Banin U. A Tale of Tails: Thermodynamics of CdSe Nanocrystal Surface Ligand Exchange. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6396-6403. [PMID: 32787157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The surface ligands of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are central for determining their properties and for their flexible implementation in diverse applications. Thus far, the thermodynamic characteristics of ligand exchange reactions were attained by indirect methods. Isothermal titration calorimetry is utilized to directly and independently measure both the equilibrium constant and the reaction enthalpy of a model ligand exchange reaction from oleate-capped CdSe NCs to a series of alkylthiols. Increased reaction exothermicity for longer chains, accompanied by a decrease in reaction entropy with an overall enthalpy-entropy compensation behavior is observed, explained by the length-dependent interchain interactions and the organization of the bound ligands on the NCs' surface. An increase in the spontaneity of the reaction with decreasing NC size is also revealed, due to their enhanced surface reactivity. This work provides a fundamental understanding of the physicochemical properties of the NC surface with implications for NC surface ligand design.
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- Orian Elimelech
- The Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry and The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Bodappa N, Ren H, Dong JC, Wu DY, Tian ZQ, Li JF. Solvent-Limited Ion-Coupled Electron Transfer and Monolayer Thiol Stability in Au144
Cluster Films. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Nataraju Bodappa
- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces i ChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005 China
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Dionne ER, Dip C, Toader V, Badia A. Micromechanical Redox Actuation by Self-Assembled Monolayers of Ferrocenylalkanethiolates: Evens Push More Than Odds. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:10063-10066. [PMID: 30070479 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Microcantilever transducers can be valuable tools for the investigation of physicochemical processes in organized molecular films. Gold-coated cantilevers are used here to investigate the electrochemomechanics of redox-active self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ferrocenylalkanethiolates (Fc(CH2) nS) of different alkyl chain lengths. A significant odd-even effect is observed in the surface stress and cantilever movement generated by the oxidation of the SAM-confined ferrocenes as the number of methylene units n in the SAM backbone is varied. We demonstrate that stronger alkyl chain-chain interactions are at the origin of the larger surface stresses generated by SAMs with an even versus odd n. The findings highlight the impact of subtle structural effects and weak van der Waals interactions on the mechanical actuation produced by redox reactions in self-assembled systems.
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- Eric R Dionne
- Département de chimie , Université de Montréal , C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville , Montréal , QC H3C 3J7 , Canada.,Quebec Center for Advanced Materials , FRQNT , Canada
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- Département de chimie , Université de Montréal , C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville , Montréal , QC H3C 3J7 , Canada.,Quebec Center for Advanced Materials , FRQNT , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest , Montréal , QC H3A 2K6 , Canada.,Quebec Center for Advanced Materials , FRQNT , Canada
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- Département de chimie , Université de Montréal , C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville , Montréal , QC H3C 3J7 , Canada.,Quebec Center for Advanced Materials , FRQNT , Canada
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Cometto FP, Luo Z, Zhao S, Olmos-Asar JA, Mariscal MM, Ong Q, Kern K, Stellacci F, Lingenfelder M. The van der Waals Interactions of n-Alkanethiol-Covered Surfaces: From Planar to Curved Surfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:16526-16530. [PMID: 29065250 PMCID: PMC5767748 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The van der Waals (vdW) interactions of n‐alkanethiols (ATs) adsorbed on planar Au(111) and Au(100) surfaces and curved Au nanoparticles of different diameters are reported. By means of electrochemical measurements and molecular dynamic calculations, the increase in the average geometrical curvature of the surface influences the global interactions, that is, decreasing vdW interactions between neighboring molecules. Small NPs do not present the same electrochemical behavior as planar surfaces. The transition between nanoparticle to flat surface electrochemical response is estimated to occur at a circa 13–20 nm diameter range.
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- Fernando P Cometto
- Max Planck-EPFL Laboratory for Molecular Nanoscience, and Institut de Physique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Departamento Fisicoquímica y de Química Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-INFIQC, Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET, Argentina
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Departamento Fisicoquímica y de Química Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-INFIQC, Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET, Argentina
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- Departamento Fisicoquímica y de Química Teórica y Computacional, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-INFIQC, Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba, CONICET, Argentina
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Max Planck-EPFL Laboratory for Molecular Nanoscience, and Institut de Physique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Max Planck-EPFL Laboratory for Molecular Nanoscience, and Institut de Physique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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